FAU won't take cash for courses

June 29, 2012|By Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel

Budget cuts and changing habits have resulted in an unexpected death at Florida Atlantic University: the cashier's office.

A veil has been drawn over the office, and three employees have been laid off, the University Press newspaper reported. Students must now use checks or credit cards to pay for classes online or by mail. School officials say 98 percent of payments are already made online.

"It is what it is — everything is going electronically," cashier operations manager Linda Sancilio told the paper. "It's a sign of the times."